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Hi folks, I'd like to try a sample of NOODLERS ANTI-FEATHER.

 

Click on my link below to see my ink scans, to see the inks I have to offer you in return. (or I'm happy to bind you a mini-journal).

Click for Ink Scans!!

 

WTB: (Blemished OK)

CdA Dunas // Stipulas! (esp w/ Titanio nib) // Edison Pearl

 

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Updated list

 

Inks currently available for trade

(All in bottles unless otherwise noted)

 

Diamine:

Imperial Purple

Monaco Red

Sapphire Blue

 

J.Herbin

Encre Rouge (Rose Scent)

 

Pilot Iroshizuku (colour scan):

Asa-gao

Tsuyu-kusa

 

Mont Blanc:

Turquoise

Violet

 

Noodlers:

Apache Sunset

Tulipe Noire

Whiteness of Whale (Bulletproof)

 

Private Reserve:

Purple Haze

 

Sailor:

Red Brown

Yellow Orange

 

Sheaffer:

Lavender

 

Waterman:

South Sea Blue

 

 

Inks I have used

(Which includes the list above)

 

Diamine:

Sepia

 

J.Herbin:

Bouquet d'Antan

Encre Ambre (Orange Scent)

Encre Bleue (Lavender Scent)

Encre Violette (Violet Scent)

Lie de Thé

Lierre Sauvage

Rose Cyclamen

Rose Tendresse

Rouge Caroubier

Rouge Opera

 

Noodlers:

Ellis Island Blue Black (Waterproof)

Dragon's Napalm

Galileo Brown (Bulletproof)

Gruen Cactus

Iraqi Indigo (Bulletproof)

Legal Lapis (Bulletproof)

Navajo Turquoise

Nightshade

Old Manhattan Black (Eternal)

Ottoman Azure

Year of the Golden Pig (Bulletproof)

 

Parker:

Quink Blue-Black

 

Pelikan:

All

 

Pilot/Namiki:

All

 

Private Reserve:

Burgundy Mist

DC Supershow Blue

Tanzanite

Velvet Black

 

Rohrer & Klinger:

Alt Goldgrün

 

Waterman:

All

 

Inks I'm looking for

 

Diamine, Caran d'Ache, J.Herbin, Rohrer & Klinger & Standardograph

 

Note: I will wrap the lids with tape, I ask that the favor be returned to prevent any possible spills.

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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Inks Available For Trade:

  • Rohrer & Klingner Alt Goldgrün
  • Noodler's Navy
  • Visconti Black
Inks Wanted:
  • PR Copper Burst
  • PR Ebony Blue
  • Pelikan Blue-Black
  • Waterman Blue-Black
  • Waterman Florida Blue
  • Herbin Vert Empire
  • Herbin Bleu Nuit
  • Sailor Blue Black
I should note that my "want" list isn't exclusively limited to the inks above. My desired qualities are as follows (in order of importance):
  1. Dries fast, but NOT labeled as fast/quick drying.
  2. Color is conservative enough where it could be used on the daily without distraction (ie: not fluorescent pink).

     

    If you have something that falls within these criteria, drop me a line.

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Inks Available For Trade:

Noodler's Blue-Black

Lamy Black Cartridges

Lamy Green Cartridges

 

Inks Wanted:

Well, I'm not quite sure what I want. Most likely a blue or green. Something pretty conservative. Any suggestions?

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Updated list

 

Colours currently available for trade

(All in bottles unless otherwise noted)

 

Diamine:

Imperial Purple

Monaco Red

Sapphire Blue

 

J.Herbin

Encre Rouge (Rose Scent)

 

Pilot Iroshizuku (colour scan):

Asa-gao

Tsuyu-kusa

 

Mont Blanc:

Turquoise

Violet

 

Noodlers:

Apache Sunset

Starry Night Blue

Tulipe Noire

Whiteness of Whale (Bulletproof)

 

Sheaffer:

Lavender

 

Waterman:

South Sea Blue

 

 

Colours I have tried

 

Diamine:

Amber

Indigo

Sepia

Tropical Blue 2004 LE

 

J.Herbin:

Bouquet d'Antan

Encre Ambre (Orange Scent)

Encre Bleue (Lavender Scent)

Encre Violette (Violet Scent)

Lie de Thé

Lierre Sauvage

Rose Cyclamen

Rose Tendresse

Rouge Caroubier

Rouge Opera

 

Noodlers:

Baystate Blue

Ellis Island Blue Black (Waterproof)

Dragon's Napalm

Galileo Brown (Bulletproof)

Gruen Cactus

Iraqi Indigo (Bulletproof)

Legal Lapis (Bulletproof)

Navajo Turquoise

Nightshade

Old Manhattan Black (Eternal)

Ottoman Azure

Year of the Golden Pig (Bulletproof)

 

Parker:

Quink Blue-Black

 

Pelikan:

All

 

Pilot/Namiki:

All

 

Private Reserve:

Black Magic Blue

Burgundy Mist

DC Supershow Blue

Purple Haze

Tanzanite

Velvet Black

 

Rohrer & Klinger:

Alt Goldgrün

 

Sailor:

Red Brown

Yellow Orange

 

Waterman:

All

 

Brands I'm looking for

 

Diamine, Caran d'Ache, J.Herbin, Rohrer & Klinger & Standardograph

 

Note: Vial(s) will be wrapped with tape, I ask that the favor be returned to prevent any possible spills.

Edited by Immoteus

Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse quam videri volunt.

 

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.

 

 

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I'm dying to try some new inks without spending a ton of money on 'em- I don't have much, but I'm always willing to work out deal... here goes!

 

I have:

- Noodler's Black

- Private Reserve Copper Burst

- Parker Quink Black

- Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black

- Vintage Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Green

- Diamine Registrar's Ink

- Campo Marzio Roma Blue

- Campo Marzio Roma Green

- Home-made Iron Gall (very black, made from darjeeling)

 

I am interested in:

Noodlers

- Lapis Legal (esp this!)

- Navy

- Old Manhattan Black

- Heart of Darkness

- Aircorps Blue-Black

- Beaver

- Tahitian Pearl

- Aquamarine Contract ink

 

-> and almost any other permanent Noodler's inks, but keeping to colors that are: nuanced, darker, less saturated, etc. Especially BBs, blacks, blues, and browns.

 

R&K

- Salix

- Scabiosa

 

Other

- Any Blue-Blacks!

- Any other commercial iron gall based inks

 

Contact me by PM.

WTB: Lamy 27 w/ OB/OBB nibs; Pelikan 100 B nib

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UR VIALS! I HAS DEMS!

 

Ok, now I can participate.

 

I have:

Noodler's Navajo Turquoise, a stunning deep blue-green

Noodler's Lermontov, an opaque deep lilac

Fahrney's Copper, a true warm medium brown like burnt sienna

Levenger's Raven Black

Waterman Blue-Black

Waterman Florida Blue, a fun bright blue

 

I'm interested in inks I don't have (for example, I have almost all the J Herbin inks in small quantities). The colors I want now are sepia, black cherry tones, and really, really light sky blue.

My latest ebook.   And not just for Halloween!
 

My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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My schedule's calmed down enough for me to get back into this...it's fun! I'll have to get some more vials, though. I've updated the list again to reflect a few new acquisitions and some new wishes...new inks are in bold and inks already sampled (thanks, all!) are struck through.

 

My "Haves"

 

Cartridges:

 

Lamy/T10

Violet

Turquoise/Aqua

Blue

 

Short International

Pelikan Royal Blue

 

Bottled ink:

 

Noodler's Black

Noodler's Antietam

Noodler's Iraqi Indigo

Noodler's Widowmaker

Noodler's Legal Lapis

Noodler's Lexington Gray

Noodler's Zhivago

Noodler's Eternal Brown

Noodler's Firefly

Noodler's FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown

Noodler's FPN Dumas Tulipe Noire

Noodler's Baystate Blue

 

PR Avacado

PR DC Supershow Blue

PR Fast Dry Sherwood Green

 

Waterman Florida Blue

Waterman Havana Brown

 

Montblanc Season's Greetings 2007 (vanilla-scented red)

 

 

 

Wish List

 

Noodler's

Any UK inks, particularly El Lawrence, Mata Hari's Cordial, Empire Red, Britannia's Blue Waves, Highland's Heather, Victoria's Royal Mint

Any Russian inks, particulary Pushkin, Pasternak, Chekhov, Ahkmatova, Dostoevsky, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Tolstoy

Upper Ganges Blue

Apache Sunset

Kiowa Pecan

Tahitian Pearl

Heart of Darkness

Dragon's Napalm

Saguaro Wine

Luxury Blue

FPN Van Gogh Starry Night Blue

Baystate Cape Cod Cranberry

Baystate Concord Grape

 

 

PR

Orange Crush

Tanzanite

Sherwood Green

Black Cherry

 

J. Herbin

Poussière de Lune

Rouge Opera

Lie de The

Cafe des Iles

Larmes de Cassis

Rose Cyclamen

Bleu Myosotis

Violette Pensee

Ambre de Birmanie

Eclat de Saphir

Rouille d'Ancre

 

Diamine

Umber

Sepia

Imperial Purple

Violet

Sapphire

Brilliant Red

Monaco Red

 

Omas

Sepia

Blue

 

 

Visconti

Blue

Sepia

Turquoise

 

Waterman

South Seas Blue

Purple

 

As always, I'm open to recommendations. I tend to gravitate toward rich blues, browns, burgundies, and violets, but I'm finding myself tempted by oranges and magenta/pink inks as well.

 

Thanks for looking,

Jeff

 

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It's time for another update. New additions to both the have list in bold:

 

Bottled ink I have:

 

Diamine China Blue

FPN/Noodler's Dumas Tulipe Noire

FPN/Noodler's Galileo Manuscript Brown

FPN/Noodler's Van Gogh Starry Night Blue

Levenger Always Greener

Levenger Blue Bahama

Levenger Fireball

Levenger Pinkly

Levenger Skies of Blue

Levenger Smokey

Noodler's Baystate Blue

Noodler's Concord Grape (1946)

Noodler's Dostoevsky

Noodler's Heart of Darkness

Noodler's Legal Lapis

Rohrer & Klingner Leipziger Schwarz (Leipsician Black)

Parker Quink Blue-Black

Parker Quink Washable Blue

Platinum Blue-Black

Private Reserve Arabian Rose

Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue

Private Reserve Grey Flannel

Private Reserve Midnight Blues (NOT the fast dry version)

Scheaffer Skrip Black (Slovenian)

Visconti Blue

Visconti Orange

Waterman Black

 

Cartridges I have:

 

My Levenger cartridges are dual ended Parker/large International sized. Be aware they're slimmer than a normal Parker cartridge or a large Waterman cartridge. These do work in my Waterman Kultur, but your mileage my vary because I understand Waterman carts are at least slightly different from International. I have:

 

Levenger Amythest

Levenger Cardinal Red

Levenger Cocoa

Levenger Gemstone Green

 

Bottled ink I'd like to try:

 

Caran d'Ache - Storm, Grand Canyon, Sunset

Conway Stewart - Dark Green

Diamine - Coral

J. Herbin - Éclat de Saphir, Terre de Feu, Gris Nuage

Levenger - Cobalt

Noodlers - Old Manhattan Black, Ellis Island Blue-Black, Nikita, Legal Blue, other non-black bulletproof or eternals

Omas - Sepia, Grey

Private Reserve - Sonic Blue, Chocolat

Rohrer and Klingner - Alt Bordeaux, Verdigris, Sepia

Sailor - Red-Brown, Brown

Stipula - Sepia, Deep Blue, Dark Red

 

Suggestions are also welcome and will be reviewed.

Edited by Jimmy James

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Updating my list....all ink is in bottles, unless noted otherwise.

 

Ink I Have to Trade:

 

J. Herbin:

• "Les Subtiles" Encre Rouge -- Rose Scented

• Bleu Myosotis

• Diabolo Menthe (5 cartridges)

• Rose Cyclamen (4 cartridges)

• Rose Tendresse (2 cartridges)

 

Noodler's Bulletproof/Eternal Inks:

• Empire Red

• FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown

• Legal Lapis

• Lermontov

• Polar Blue (Winter 2006 Edition)

• Rachmaninov

 

Noodler's Near-Bulletproof Ink:

• Kiowa Pecan

 

Noodler's Baystate Series:

• Baystate Blue

 

Noodler's "Electric Series" Highlighter Inks:

• Atlantic Salmon

• Georgia Peach

• Hellfire

• Lightning Blue

• St. Patty's Eire

• Year of the Golden Pig (bulletproof)

 

Private Reserve (will trade whole bottle or individual samples):

• Foam Green

• Purple Haze

• Shell Pink

 

Sheaffer Cartridges

• Skrip "Cartridge 1" cartridges (cylindrical), just over 2" long

- 4 Jet Black cartridges

• Slovenia cartridges, cylindrical, just over 2" long

- 8 Black cartridges

 

Yafa Cartridges (short international, ~1.5" long)

• 2 Purple

• 2 Dark Blue

• 2 Medium Blue

• 2 Light Blue/Turquoise?

• 2 Green

• 2 Pink

• 1 Red

• 1 Yellow

 

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(Noodler's) Inks I Have Already Traded For/Tried:

• Polar Black

• Aquamarine

• Heart of Darkness

• Legal Blue

• Pushkin

• Aircorp Blue-Black

• Upper Ganges Blue

• Mata Hari's Cordial

• El Lawrence

• Concord Grape

• Luxury Blue

• Standard Black

• Navy

• X-Feather

• Bank Note Green

• Lakeshore Spruce

• Gulf Stream Blue

• Naval Orange

• Tahitian Pearl

• Ellis Island Blue-Black

 

---------------------------

 

Ink Wish List:

 

Noodler's:

• Iraqi Indigo/The Violet Vote

• Akhmatova

• Hunter Green

• Verdun Green

• Victoria's Royal Mint

• Britannia's Blue Waves

• Blue Ghost

• The Whiteness of the Whale

• Green Marine

• Baystate Blue

• Socrates

• Royal Aztec

• Tolstoy

• possibly other colorful bulletproof/eternal inks, especially Russian, UK, Taiwan, etc.

 

J. Herbin:

• Violette Pensee

 

I'm currently focusing on Noodler's bulletproofs, but I'm open to possible trades involving stationery/paper/notecards; those cute, tiny mini-journals; or something else that's interesting--PM me! :)

Edited by kookychick

Inks currently in pens: Noodler's La Reine Mauve, Rachmaninov, Prime of the Commons Blue-Black, Naval Orange, MN Whaleman's Sepia, Verdun Green, Majestic Orange; J. Herbin Violette Pensée, Rose Cyclamen, Orange Indien

 

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With the arrival of Dillon's vials, I can offer the following

 

OFFERING:

 

Conway Stewart

• Green

 

Delta

• Red

 

Diamine

• Vermillion

• Monaco Red

• Umber

• Imperial Purple

• Med. Blue

• Claret

 

J. Herbin (cartridges )

• Vert Olive

• Diablo Menthe

(I have many of the Herbin cartridge colours if anyone is interested, just ask. )

 

Levenger

• Pinkly

• Fireball

• Always Green

• Blue Bahama

• Shades of Blue

 

Mont Blanc

• Racing Green

 

Noodlers

• Apache

• Red Black

• Lexington Gray

• Polar Black

• Baystate Blue

• Baystate Cape Cod

• Baystate Concord Grape

• Red

• Purple Martin

• Antietam

 

Pelikan

• Brilliant Schwartz

• Konngsblau

 

Pelikan Cartridges

• Brilliant Red, Silver Gray, Brilliant Black

• Pelikan 4001 Violet, Green

 

Private Reserve

• Chocolate

• Arabian Rose

 

REQUESTING

 

Caran d'Ache

• Saffron

• Storm

• Amazon

 

Conway Stewart

• Dark Green

 

De Atramentis Aubergine

 

Diamine

• Amaranth

• Burnt Sienna

• Coral

• Damson

• Orange

• Emerald

• Teal

 

J. Herbin

• Ivy Green (Lierre Sauvage)

 

Levenger

• Amethyst

• Cobalt Blue

 

Noodlers

• Cayenne

• Noodler's Dragon's Napalm

• Noodler's Ottoman Rose

• Saguaro Wine

• Violet Vote

 

Private Reserve

• Orange Crush

• Blue Suede

 

Visconti

• Bordeaux

• Sepia

 

Many thanks,

 

Zoe

 

 

 

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Thanks to Dillion, I now have vials so let's the game begin :)

 

Here's my list,

 

Inks I Have

 

Aurora

  • Black
Caran d'Ache
  • Amazon
  • Storm
J. Herbin
  • Lie de Thé
  • Orange Indien
  • Poussière de Lune
  • Rose Cyclamen
  • Rouge Bourgogne
  • Vert Olive
Noodler's
  • FPN Dumas Tulipe Noire
  • FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown
  • FPN Van Gogh Starry Night Blue
  • Navajo Turquoise
  • Red-Black
  • Saguaro Wine
  • Tiananmen Red
Omas
  • Violet
Pelikan
  • Brilliant Green
Visconti
  • Black
Waterman
  • Blue-Black
  • Florida Blue
  • Havana Brown
  • Purple (Cartdrige)
  • South Sea Blue (Cartdrige)

Inks I'd Like to get

 

Caran d'Ache

  • Grand Canyon
  • Saffron
  • Sunset
Diamine
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Golden Brown
  • Imperial Purple
J. Herbin
  • Éclat de Saphir
  • Rouge Opéra
  • Rouille d'Encre
Mont Blanc
  • Racing Green
Noodler's
  • Apache Sunset
  • Burgundy
  • Cayenne
  • Eternal Brown
  • Golden Brown
  • Hearth of Darkness
  • Kiowa Pecan
  • Legal Lapis
  • Lemontov
  • Ottoman Azure
  • Ottoman Rose
  • Violet Vote (Iraqi Indigo)
  • Widowmaker
Private Reserve
  • Arabian Rose
  • Black Cherry
  • Blue Suede
  • Chocolat
  • DC Supershow Blue
  • Orange Crush
Rohrer & Kingner
  • Alt Goldgrün
Visconti
  • Blue

 

I am mostly interested by violet, purple and brown. But feel free to offer things that I didn't put on the list if I have something that interest you :)

Edited by JFT

Lamy AL-star - 1.1 (Omas Violet)

Nakaya Celluloid Mottishaw F Flex (PR Arabian Rose)

Omas Bologna - M (Noodler's Golden Brown)

Pelikan M620 Grand Place - Binder XF/XXF Flex (Noodler's Navajo Turquoise)

Stipula 22 - 0.9 (Waterman Florida Blue)

Waterman Patrician - M (Waterman Florida Blue)

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Am finally getting around to posting here!

 

I am looking for the following:

Sailor Jentle Blue Black

Platinum Blue Black

PR Ebony Purple

 

What I have to trade:

Diamine

Royal Blue

Sepia

 

J. Herbin

Poussière de Lune

 

Noodler's

Antietam

Apache Sunset

Blue Black

Eternal Brown

FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown

Georgia Peach

Golden Brown

Navaho Turquoise

Ottoman Azure

Squeteague

Zhivago

 

Private Reserve

Arabian Rose

Chocolate

Lake Placid Blue

 

Montblanc

Violet

 

Rohrer & Klingner

Alt-Goldgrün

 

Stipula

Verde Moschiato

Borgogna

 

Visconti

Blue

 

Waterman

Florida Blue

Blue Black

Purple

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Updated List of offers and requests:

 

With the arrival of Dillon's vials, I can offer the following

 

OFFERING:

 

Conway Stewart

• Green

 

 

Diamine

• Vermillion

• Monaco Red

• Umber

• Imperial Purple

• Med. Blue

• Claret

 

J. Herbin (cartridges )

• Vert Olive

• Diablo Menthe

(I have many of the Herbin cartridge colours if anyone is interested, just ask. )

 

Levenger

• Pinkly

• Fireball

• Always Green

• Blue Bahama

• Shades of Blue

 

Mont Blanc

• Racing Green

 

Noodlers

• Apache

• Red Black

• Lexington Gray

• Baystate Blue

. Heart of Darkness

• Baystate Concord Grape

• Purple Martin

• Antietam

 

 

Pelikan

• Brilliant Schwartz

• Konngsblau

 

Pelikan Cartridges

• Brilliant Red, Silver Gray, Brilliant Black

• Pelikan 4001 Violet, Green

 

Private Reserve

• Chocolate

• Arabian Rose

* Ebony Purple

 

Waterman

* Violet

 

 

REQUESTING

 

Caran d'Ache

• Saffron

• Storm

 

Conway Stewart

• Dark Green

 

De Atramentis Aubergine

 

Diamine

• Coral

• Damson

• Teal

* Saddle Brown

* Woodland Green

 

J. Herbin

• Ivy Green (Lierre Sauvage)

 

Levenger

• Cobalt Blue

 

Noodlers

• Ottoman Rose

* Walnut

• Saguaro Wine

 

 

Private Reserve

• Orange Crush

• Blue Suede

 

Visconti

• Sepia

 

Many thanks,

 

Zoe

 

 

And to be noted, I've had several excellent exchanges with members. :)

 

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I have Pelikan Royal Blue (washable) M4001, Pelikan Super Pirat Eradicators, Parker black and Parker blue (both permanent and washable)

 

I want to try Pelikan Brilliant Black and Waterman Black

 

Does anyone wants eradicators? Here in Argentina are easy to get and inexpensive.

 

 

Note: I prefer to test cartridges because they can be send in an envelope as a letter. Due to restrictions and rules in Argentina, FedEx, UPS and companies like the sort are no allowed to deliver packages and if so, they are retained at the Customs.

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Since I can't edit, I want to at least post to note that due to my ink mostly being at work and work being busy at the moment, I'm not available for trading until I note otherwise. I'm sure things will settle down, but the early signs are to things only getting busier in the short term.

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